Hay-rack



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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,241l dated December 28, 1886f Appliration tiled October l5, 1886. Serial No. 216,356. (No model.)

T01/,ZZ whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW JACKSON WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wrightsville, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay-Racks, ot' which the following is/a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hay-racks for wagons; and it consists iu the peculiar construction and combination ot' devices that will be more fully 'set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hay-raek embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a 'vertical transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the wings removed and the hinged end frames in the Vertical position to adapt the rack for hauling cord-wood, baled hay, &c.

A represents the bed of the rack, composing the longitudinal beams B, the transverse connecting-bars G on the under sides of the beams, and the transverse end bars, D, on the upper sides of the beams. The said end bars have their outer ends projecting beyond the outer sides of the beams B, thereby forming stops p D', for the purpose to be hereinafter described.

E represents end frames, which comprise the side arms, F, and thetransverse slats G, which connect the outer ends of the said arms. The lower ends of the arms F are pivoted to the outer sides ofthe beams D,near the ends thereof, as at H. It will be seen that the end frames are thus pivoted to the ends of the bed, and are adapted to be folded down upon the same, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 5, or to be raised to a vertical position, as shown in solid lines in the remaining figures of the drawings.

Vhen the end frames are elevated to a vertiy cal position, they bear against the stops D, and are thus prevented from swinging outwardly from the ends of the bed.

I represents side beams, which comprise the longitudinal slats K and the supporting-bars- L, which are arranged at right angles to the slats, and to the outer ends of which the said slats are attached. These supporting-bars are each provided on their inner ends with notches M, thereby forming feet which are adapted to engage the under side of one of thel beams B.

'On the under side otfeach supporting-bar L,

at a suitable distance from the outer end thereof, is made a notch, N. The wings are secured to opposite sides ot' the bed by having their supporting-bars L resting on the upper edge of one of the beams B, and with their y feetbeariug underthe lower side ofthe opposite beam B, the supporting-bars of the two` wiugsbeing crossed, as shown in Fig. 2. y

It will be noted that the notches Nare on a higher plane than the upper side of the crossbars C, and thereby openings are formed to ad- The wings are light, and may be readily atl tached tothe bed or detached therefrom by one man, thus saving the heavy lifting which is necessary to place the ordinary hayfracksv on the running-gear of a wagon.

When the wings are removed from the bed and the end frames turned upwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, the rack is adapted for haulsimilar articles.

Having thusdescribed my invention, 1 claim- 1. The combination of the wagon-bed having the side beams,B,the detachable side wings having the supporting-bars L, the lower ends ot' which engage the under sides of the beams B, and the removable key-board O, to bear against the bars L and hold them in engagement with the beams B, and thereby lock the side wings to the bed, substantially as described.

2. In a hay-racl for wagons, the combination of the bed having the cross-bars D, the ends of which are extended to form the stops D' at the ends thereof, the removable side wings for the bed, and the'end frames, E, pivoted or hinged to the ends of the bed, and adapted to engage the stops D' when raised to a vertical position, substantially as described.

lng 'cord-wood, corn-fodder, baled hay, and

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bination, with the beams B, of the side wings having the bars L, engaging the beams, and the beams7 as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW JACKSON WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE WAsHINGToN DAVIDSON, JAMES WEsLEY J AMES.

key-board O, inserted between the bars L and bearing upon the upper side of the bar C, whereby the side wings are secured firmly to n the bed, substantially as described.

4. In a hay-rack for Wagon-beds, the comkey-board O, for locking the bars L against the 

